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Together, we can help everyone to love later life
Engaging Digital Comms: 23.04.15
Rob Mansfield
@robram
Emotional content to
engage your audience
What I won’t tell you today
Rocket science
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01 Let’s begin…
Question
Stereotypes
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What our research discovered
What we know
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“I’m not old”
“I’m more than my grey hair”
“Don’t call me elderly”
“Don’t patronise me”
“We want to be heard”
Love Later life
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Provoking emotion
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou
It’s how you feel
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Second that emotion
Irritation Sadness Anger
Surprise Delight Curiosity
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02 So far so obvious
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Content depends on your channel
Our website users are predominantly task-driven and
want to find information or advice quickly
Our Facebook fans want to be entertained or diverted
– even by a charity they follow
Twitter users – by their very nature – want a quick fix;
a pithy one-liner, a link to a
news story, an inforaphic
Channel hopping
Website
We intersperse our short, bite-sized information that answers specific questions with rich media that complements and enhances with stories and more playful content.
The good
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Reach of 1m; 20.7k Likes; 7k shares
Throw in Age UK content
Reach of 330k; 2.6k Likes
Reach of 188k; 776 Likes, 78k views
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Twitter needs to poke the curiosity monster in us all
03 9 things I’ve learned
Follow a negative with a positive
We can’t ignore the problems we’re working on, but make sure you show what your solutions are
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1.
…and tell them what to do
Once you’ve outlined the problem, make sure you give follow-up instructions that explains to supporters what they can do next.
Subtlety is not what we’re about!
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2.
It’s hard to make money from social
#icebucketchallenge and #nomakeupselfie have been both a blessing and a curse
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3.
…but you have to try
You need to plan and scan for possible opportunities
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4.
Love your evergreen content
Engaging doesn’t have to mean ‘funny’ or include rich media – it just needs to work
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5.
Use celebrities sparingly
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6.If your audience can’t relate to them, you’ll do more harm than good
Recycling is good for you
Don’t be afraid to push your best stories again and again. If they resonate with you, they’ll do the same with the public.
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7.
Use your supporter’s name
Don’t be afraid to push your best stories again and again. If they resonate with you, they’ll do the same with the public
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8.
Reciprocate
Say thank you
Be inventive with the ways you thank people
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9.
05 In summary
In summary
• Provoke an emotion, no matter what. Any emotion is good, even frustration.
• Be channel-specific. What works on your site, won’t necessarily work on Facebook or Twitter.
• Tell your audience what you want them to do (forget subtlety)
• Give your supporters something back (even if it’s just the word ‘thank you’)
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